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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$28,177,430
Total expenses
$27,381,213
Contributions and grants received
$15,003,838
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,743,063
Investment income
$440,109
Other revenue
-$9,580
Total assets, end of year
$34,698,221
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,384,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,314,094
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$23,623,684
Management and general expenses
$3,592,332
Fundraising expenses
$165,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$23,623,684

Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $34,624

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,734,544

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $234,670

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,950

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PLACEMENT FEES

    total $12,743,063 · related or exempt $12,743,063

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $440,109 · excluded $440,109

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $34,624

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,405

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$12,805 · excluded -$12,805

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $3,225 · excluded $3,225

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,225

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $872,032 · program services $477,500 · management and general $394,532

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,104,315 · program services $9,477,234 · management and general $1,510,875 · fundraising $116,206

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $178,015 · program services $160,709 · management and general $15,193 · fundraising $2,113

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,692,533 · program services $1,420,189 · management and general $255,198 · fundraising $17,146

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $954,261 · program services $794,980 · management and general $149,945 · fundraising $9,336

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,700 · management and general $35,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $34,788 · management and general $34,788

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,256 · program services $47,101 · management and general $535 · fundraising $4,620

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,743 · program services $106,262 · management and general $24,615 · fundraising $866

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $454,778 · management and general $454,778

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,800,545 · program services $1,452,294 · management and general $336,416 · fundraising $11,835

  • 17 · Travel

    total $535,318 · program services $518,842 · management and general $16,101 · fundraising $375

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,577 · program services $6,896 · management and general $9,681

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $229,273 · program services $114,180 · management and general $115,093

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARENT BOARD/CARE FEES

    total $6,707,860 · program services $6,707,860

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PARENT/CHILD COST

    total $1,074,662 · program services $1,072,894 · fundraising $1,768

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF RELATED COSTS

    total $530,123 · program services $416,374 · management and general $113,332 · fundraising $417

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $205,531 · program services $203,221 · management and general $2,310 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $770,903 · program services $647,148 · management and general $123,240 · fundraising $515

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,638 · end of year $69,539

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,860,808 · end of year $8,739,323

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,202,724 · end of year $3,893,113

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,634,045 · end of year $1,356,690

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $472,975 · end of year $566,566

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $216,462

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $129,601

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $90,364 · end of year $86,861

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,898,503 · end of year $19,986,129

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,722,928 · end of year $6,880,281

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $709,614 · end of year $52,280

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $20,624 · end of year $50,408

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $18,268,151 · end of year $19,401,158

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,423,740 · end of year $8,283,094

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $31,000 · end of year $31,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF STABILITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF STABILITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING.

  • ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. (AFS), IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1978. AFS RECEIVES ITS PRIMARY FUNDING FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS A FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY, AFS PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS INCLUDING SHORT-TERM SHELTER CARE, LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE, INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE, AND FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AFS IS ALSO LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS AN ADOPTION AGENCY. IT HELPS FOSTER PARENTS LEGALLY ADOPT THEIR FOSTER CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, AFS OPERATES INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAMS TO PREPARE OLDER FOSTER YOUTH FOR EMANCIPATION IN MARIN COUNTY AS WELL AS A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS HOUSING AND OTHER SUPPORTS TO FORMER FOSTER YOUTH IN MARIN COUNTY.

    Expenses $17,444,837 · Revenue $12,743,063

  • AFS OPERATES MEDI-CAL FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON COUNTY CONTRACTS IN SAN FRANCISCO, ALAMEDA, SONOMA, CONTRA COSTA, SAN MATEO, AND SACRAMENTO COUNTIES.

    Expenses $6,178,847

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nathan Lipkin

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Inverleith Fruci

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Wentworth

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maurice Mitchell

    BOARD SECRETARY THROUGH 12/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Staub

    BOARD SECRETARY START 12/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Arbuckle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rohan Bafna

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julio Flores

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayushi Gummadi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Lelicoff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Don Rath

    BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 12/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Reiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Sweatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marsha Lewis-Akyeem

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $215,145
    From this org
    $209,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,500
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,645
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $500
    Filer's total
    $215,145
  • Martha Duarte

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,174
    From this org
    $152,105
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,069
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,105
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $61,252
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,817
    Filer's total
    $233,174
  • Craig Barton

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $262,264
    From this org
    $170,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $92,030
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,234
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $72,296
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,734
    Filer's total
    $262,264
  • Beverly Johnson

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,450
    From this org
    $138,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,013
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,437
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,013
    Filer's total
    $161,450
  • Rita Washington

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,149
    From this org
    $144,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,326
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,823
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,326
    Filer's total
    $153,149
  • Patricia Hodges

    REGIONAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $163,639
    From this org
    $135,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,639
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,000
    Filer's total
    $163,639
  • Barbara Osburg-Trahan

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,343
    From this org
    $127,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,859
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,484
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,859
    Filer's total
    $150,343
  • Tamara Reyes

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,017
    From this org
    $124,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,402
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Perez

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,888
    From this org
    $120,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,025
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR, MARTHA DUARTE WAS THE ONLY PARTICIPANT IN A SUPPLEMENTAL 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THERE WERE NO EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR, NOR WERE ANY AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE EMPLOYEE DUE TO VESTING OF THE PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, CRAIG BARTON AND MARTHA DUARTE PARTICIPATE IN A DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EXECUTIVES, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A PAYOUT OF WEEKS OF LEAVE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SEPARATES FROM THE ORGANIZATION. DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ACCRUED THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS OFFERED BENEFIT, WHICH HAS BEEN REFLECTED AS "DEFERRED COMPENSATION" ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C): MARTHA DUARTE - $46,252 CRAIG BARTON - $57,296

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES OF AFS · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541349349310249

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